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Beaky Goes to Boots for Children in Need
On Friday the 18th of November, Beaky went to Boots to help raise money for Children in Need. The day was a huge success, with the sum total being £1500 - well done Beaky!
Beaky, Pudsey and Blush keep an eye on the bingo.
 Beaky spies Pudsy's girlfriend! |
 Poor Beaky.. still not got the hang of that zoom function yet have you? |
 Beaky just coudn't resist hoping online to play some bingo when he saw a spare PC! |
 "So watcha doing....?" |
They offered him a seat, they didn't say where though!
Congratulations to our 20 Years Long Service achievers.
On 13th October, Praesepe celebrated the achievements of Steve Plant Cashino Gaming Derby, Ann Winfarrah Beacon Bingo Northampton and Margaret Carthy Beacon Bingo Streatham, who received Long Service Awards for twenty years of service with the company.
Celebrations took place at Brasserie Blanc, Milton Keynes where they enjoyed a delicious meal and discussed the parts they had played within the business over the years
Pictured with; Kevin Hamilton, Nick Harding and Stephen Lawrence.
Beaky at the Walk In The Park Festival - Northampton
On the weekend of the 1-2nd July the 2011 Walk In the Park Festival took place in Northampton. A day of live music, entertainment for the whole family , rides & attractions and lots of great entertainment on stage. Beacon Bingo Northampton were there as sponsors of the event together with Beaky of course!
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| Beaky helping out at the Local Mobile Police Station | Beaky and the Mayor at the Walk in the Park festival |
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| Oooo...a lite too close with that zoom Beaky! | Beaky make some new friends |
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| The Beacon Bingo HQ. |
Steve Young, Beaky and Chris Drake enjoying the sunshine at the Festival. |
Beaky at the Mascot Olympics
On Saturday 11th June the 2011 Mascot Olympics took place at the Theatre District in Milton Keynes. A fun filled day saw 22 Mascots from all over the country compete in this annual event.
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| Chris and Beaky arrive at the Olympics | Beaky goes straight onto the Unbalancer |
The mascots all took part in 6 events starting with Welly Wanging, Strength Challenge and a Tower Race in the morning. After lunch there was a Penalty Shoot Out, the Unbalancer and ending with the Grand Obstacle Race!
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| Beaky make some new friends | Beaky can fly in the Obstacle Race!! |
As you know Beaky is only a young parrot and this was his first Olympics but ....... Didn’t he do well!
- 2nd in the Strength Challenge
- 2nd in the Unbalancer
- 2nd in the Grand Obstacle Race
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| Beaky in the Strength Challenge.. | Beaky after the prize presentation |
After the prize presentation Beaky said, “ I’ll be coming back next year to go for gold” In a later interview to the assembled press he went on to say “ My ambition is to see the world from a Pirate’s shoulder and marry a nice girl called Polly”
THE BEACON BOYS!
They are all teachers, love playing bingo and love the Beacon so much that they decided to visit all the clubs during their half term holidays.
Ed Arthur, Jack Hudson, Mark "AG" Lloyd & Ed Mathews are all members of our club in Streatham and together are the Beacon Boys pictured here in Brighton with General Manager Steve Helsdown.
Pictured below in Streatham club with General Manager Danny Bhikoo & Assistant Manager
Steve.
Meet friends at Beacon Bingo!
"I play at the Brighton (Moulscombe) club on a Saturday and during the week on-line a few times. The chat from members, CM's and 'buddies' is so entertaining and friendly...it makes a boring evening fun...chat's about anything and at times "where do you live" pops-up.Brighton I said and a couple of members also did too, One in particular and we found out he also went to the hall on a Saturday. We arranged to say 'Hi' the following week and we had a great night of Bingo and One or Two beers....lol
Thanks for not only a great club in my town but a great site....and creating a new friendship in real life too!"
Ady
BEACON BINGO AT NORTHAMPTON TOWN FC
Inside Saturday's programme you will find a free Cobblers/Beacon Bingo card. Each time a goal is scored you mark the number off your card using the goal minute posted on the club website, so, if a goal is scored in the 37th minute, you mark 37 off your card if you have it. Steve Young pictured with some of Northampton Town's football players.
Netball England vs. New Zealand
Beacon signs at the England vs. New Zealand Netball game.
Stripping down for a worthy cause at Loughborough
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Staff at Loughborough’s Beacon Bingo have been getting into the festive spirit by removing their clothes for a very good cause.
Staff who work at the Baxter Gate club, posed for a special calendar to raise funds for CHIPS, the charity which provides bespoke powered wheelchairs for youngsters with serious illnesses.
Beacon's New Car
Beacon has got a new car currently zooming around the Brighton area.
MP Brian Binley hits out at bingo ‘granny tax’
By Nick Spoors Published on Tue Sep 14 08:34:49 BST 2010UNFAIR ‘granny taxes’ on bingo prizes should be brought in line with other gambling levies, an MP has said.
Brian Binley, the Conservative MP for Northampton South, is arguing that a tax of 20 per cent on bingo hall prizes, compared with 15 per cent on high street bookmakers, is penalising an industry which he says plays a useful social role.
He said: “I’ve been here several times before and I know the pleasure it brings and what sort of friendships and social networks are built up.
“It’s warm and comfortable and older people who go along during the day can get a decent meal.
“Bingo is one of the least damaging forms of gambling and yet it pays one of the highest rates of taxes, this ‘granny tax’.
“It’s actually more useful than some social services that the Government provides.”
Mr Binley visited Beacon Bingo in Weedon Road, St James, yesterday helping to call numbers and finding out opinions of players.
Bert Watson, aged 78, who was playing with two friends, said: “I play twice a week and would come to bingo regardless of the cost but it’s a matter of being fair. All gambling should be taxed the same across the board.” Another player, Margaret Brown, said: “Half the people here play bingo for the company.
“If costs go up it might put people off and they’d miss out on the social benefits.”
The 20 per cent gross profit tax is levied on bingo winnings, with the industry claiming that prizes could be higher if tax was lower.
Beacon Bingo manager Steve Young, said fewer costs for bingo halls would benefit customers and the Government.
He said: “We would make the prizes bigger if the tax was fairer but you don’t necessarily have to do that.
“You could make the whole offer better for the customers by making meals cheaper and other things.
“That would encourage people to come here and result in more tax overall.”
Rugby Superleague Advertising
Beacon Bingo has taken pitch side advertising at Rugby Superleague matches broadcast on national TV.Rugby Superleague is a hugely popular sport not only live but on TV with audiences regularly topping 250,000 People per match.
See our signs on the following programmes;
Sky Sports Live
Sky Sports Highlights on weekly roundup show, "Boots n All"
BBC Highlights on Weekly roundup show, "The Super League Show"
Live on Demand Streaming on Sky sports Podcast & BBC iplayer Fox Sports Worldwide
Chris Drake to run The Beacon Bingo web site
Beacon Entertainment have appointed Bingo innovator Chris Drake to launch and run their new On-Line bingo site.
Chris is a long time Bingo operator who has always been in the forefront of Bingo developments. He was in at the start of On-Line Bingo when he launched the hugely successful Gala On-line and its associated television channel. Before then Chris had an award winning career in live bingo clubs during which he introduced hand held electronic ticket minders, digital touch screen bingo and launched two new build clubs
"I really can not tell you how exited I am to be asked to launch and run Beacon Bingo's new site. If I am asked to describe Beacon On-Line bingo I would say that it's. Entertaining, fun, colourful and game for a laugh, it doesn't take itself too seriously, it's neither young or old, it's a little bit cheeky, it's got flashing lights on, it's all encompassing. It's BINGO!
